today we learned home prices in the 20 biggest cities in the u.s. rose 4.3% in october, compared to october of 2011. s&p case-shiller says it's the biggest increase in more than two years. the new numbers reaffirmed the recovery in the housing market continues to gain steam. recent reports have also shown home sales, home building, and builder confidence are also moving higher. but here's a reality check. prices are still down 29% from their peak, which was hit in 2006. still, cities that took the biggest hit during the recession are now seeing the biggest increases in home prices. prices in phoenix are up more than 20% from last year. in detroit, prices are up 10%. only two of the 20 cities measured showed a decline in october, chicago and new york, but new york also had a much smaller housing bust, so it's all relative. and at this point, it's all relatively good. joe? >> you know, that's really interesting, because, not all of the signs about the economy are pointing in the same direction. retail sales didn't show so much strength. >> yeah, well,